H.F. 295 Section 1. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2013, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. a. The school year shall begin on the first day of July 3 and each regularly established elementary and secondary school 4 shall begin no sooner than a day during the calendar week 5 in which the first day of September falls but no later than 6 the first Monday in December. However, if the first day of 7 September falls on a Sunday, school may begin on a day during 8 the calendar week which immediately precedes the first day of 9 September. School shall continue for at least one hundred 10 eighty days, except as provided in subsection 3 , and may be 11 maintained during the entire calendar year. However, if the 12 board of directors of a district extends the school calendar 13 because inclement weather caused the district to temporarily 14 close school during the regular school calendar, the district 15 may excuse a graduating senior who has met district or school 16 requirements for graduation from attendance during the extended 17 school calendar. A school corporation may begin employment 18 of personnel for in-service training and development purposes 19 before the date to begin elementary and secondary school. 20 b. Each school district shall observe Dr. Martin Luther 21 King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, as a holiday, and 22 that holiday shall not count toward the minimum number of 23 instructional days in the school calendar. 24 EXPLANATION 25 This bill requires each school district to observe Dr. 26 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, as a 27 holiday, and that holiday shall not count toward the minimum 28 number of instructional days in the school calendar. 29 -1- LSB 2191HH (3) 85 kh/sc 1/ 1